Nyn had a habit of concentrating solely on her console instruments, rather than turning to face her commanding officer, when asked to give a report. This irritated CaptainThomas Blair for the first few weeks she was aboard, but his first officer, CommanderKamau Mbugua, pointed out to him that Nyn wasn't being intentionally disrespectful. Despite this, Captain Blair found her to be "damned good at her job."